View attachment 107936 View attachment 107937 View attachment 107938 View attachment 107936 View attachment 107937 View attachment 107938 Scooped a little 8" shaper yesterday, yay!
Made by Peerless out of Guelph, Ontario I believe. Not sure how old it is but seems to be in nice order. My buddy had to bail on me before we could unload, so the little girl is still stuck in my truck. I did manage to horse the stand off and into the shop by myself though, Egyptian-style with lots of skidding and dragging. The motor is pretty fudgy, but it's got a nice and original variable speed drive instead of a step pulley arrangement.
I'll put up a few more pics when we're off-loaded, but I know you guys want proof so here's a few for now. She's a bit camera shy still.
-frank
I got one of these a few years ago and had some fun with it but I bolted the stand to the floor to stop it walking. With hindsight this was a mistake as the main shaft broke after a few hours operation. I think I should have run it much slower then the variable speed drive allowed.
The main gearwheel was cast with the shaft and appeared to be a very intricate piece of machining so I scrapped the unit. Probably have some of the drive screws etc still in my junk bin. Have fun.
Frank W.
That's interesting, two of the same machine showing up within spitting distance of each other yet they don't appear to have been that common. Or should I say, they don't appear to be that common now.
I'll heed your warning about the main shaft. I know the motor is a replacement on this machine and it did seem to me that it was running too fast as well, so one of the first things I want to do is knock the rpms down a bit with a supplementary reduction pulley. I've bought a few machines in the past where previous owners have put on faster motors in the hopes of making the machine work faster. It does, of course, but not for long! So in your scrap bin there Frank W, you wouldn't happen to have the lantern tool holder for yours would you? Mine was set up for internal keyways and nothing else, so I need to come up with the tooling and holder for regular work.
Thanks for the comment and tips. I've been to Quadra a couple times on the way to Redonda -- nice little place.
-frank
Hope its alright to post this in your thread.
Seams Peerless shapers came in a couple of sizes and were spread across the country.
Heck yah, the more the merrier!
That's a bit bigger than mine alright -- by about 3500 lbs. Nice find Greg, I didn't expect to see another one so soon. I've not been able to find much information on the Peerless line or what all they made, but yes, I do expect they were fairly common in their day. Any ideas on the age of yours?
Looking forward to seeing some more of it when you get it home -- that'll be fun. Thanks for posting!
-frank